A great addition to your Christmas family devotions with thirteen mini-stories and discussion questions to help understand the Biblical account of the birth of Christ Jesus, the Messiah.
Baby Jesus . . . Messiah!
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Don’t Underestimate God
Close your eyes for a moment and imagine you are praying. Would you be praying to God or to Jesus? What kinds of images go through your mind?
Recently a lady in my Bible study group spoke of a man who struggled with believing God could be powerful because when he tried to imagine God, all he saw was a paper Jesus on a flannel board from his childhood memories. How could a God like that, he reasoned, help anyone? Could he really perform miracles?
Today is Transfiguration Sunday. The Scripture in Mark 9 show us Peter, James, and John as they were privileged to witness the dynamic vision of the transfigured Jesus, so different from what they were accustomed to. Jesus’ clothes became radiant before them, intensely white, and Jesus stood talking with Moses and Elijah. Continue reading “Don’t Underestimate God”
NIV Radiant Virtues Bible
I reviewed the wonderful NIV Radiant Virtues Bible on my His Whisperings blog today. You can see my review of this new journaling Bible at http://hiswhisperings.com/. I include the link on this blog so I can share the information on FB where His Whisperings has been permanently censored for no good reason.
Nisan 1, a Holy Day. (March 14 in 2021)
Today, Nisan 1, (March 14, 2021) is a holy day to God. As is true of Easter, this date on our calendar will be different every year since the calendar of that time was based on the cycles of the moon. Continue reading “Nisan 1, a Holy Day. (March 14 in 2021)”
A Christmas story: What a Reunion!
I recently submitted this article to The South Carolina United Methodist Church Advocate and it was published in the January 2021 issue which was printed and sent out at Christmastime. I hope you enjoy this unique approach to describing what happened around the little town of Bethlehem that night many years ago.
A Christmas story: What a Reunion!